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 {{flavour|A shimmering multi-coloured chesspiece belonging to Xom, god of chaos. When moved a glimmer of chaos from some cosmic game is imposed upon the battlefield. This glimmer afflicts a random foe with one of the following: haste, invisibility, might, corona, slow, paralyse, confuse, malmutate, petrify, or sleep.}}
-Evoking a '''piece from Xom's chessboard''', in the spirit of [[Xom]], allows you to cause a random effect<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|evoke.cc|958}}</ref> on a random monster within LOS. You must beat the enemy's [[willpower]] in order for it to work. Your [[Evocations]] skill will increase the duration of the effect - positive or negative, as well as the chance to defeat the enemy's willpower.
+Evoking a '''piece from Xom's chessboard''', in the spirit of [[Xom]], allows you to cause a random effect<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|evoke.cc|883}}</ref> on a random monster within LOS. You must beat the enemy's [[willpower]] in order for it to work. Your [[Evocations]] skill will increase the duration of the effect - positive or negative, as well as the chance to defeat the enemy's willpower.
 Even though it favors negative effects, you should always stay careful by being far away and having an escape plan.

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 ==History==
-*Pieces from Xom's chessboard were removed in [[0.31]]
+*Pieces from Xom's chessboard were removed in [[0.31]].
 *Pieces from Xom's chessboard were reintroduced in [[0.27]], replacing the [[wand of random effects]]. Compared to the wand, the chesspiece can not produce any directly damaging effects. It also has a random target.
 *Pieces from Xom's chessboard were considered for inclusion in [[0.18]], with a completely different effect. They would have you swap places with monsters, which had a chance to [[confusion|confuse]] them. It could backfire and instead cause a random bad [[Xom]] action.

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 ==History==
-*This item was reintroduced in [[0.27]], replacing the [[wand of random effects]]. Compared to the wand, the chesspiece can not produce any directly damaging effects. It also has a random target.
+*Pieces from Xom's chessboard were removed in [[0.31]]
 *Pieces from Xom's chessboard were considered for inclusion in [[0.18]], with a completely different effect. They would have you swap places with monsters, which had a chance to [[confusion|confuse]] them. It could backfire and instead cause a random bad [[Xom]] action.

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 The chesspiece has 15 charges, and will recharge only when you gain [[experience]]. Carrying multiples is no more useful than carrying one, since charges are shared between all pieces.
-[[Cheibriados]] dislikes this item, as it may cause [[haste]]. You'll only lose piety if you get the haste effect; 95% of the time, you won't, but you can't control where or when (other than simply not using the chesspiece). [[Zin]] dislikes any of the random effects.
+[[Cheibriados]] dislikes this item, as it may cause [[haste]]. You'll only lose piety if you actually get the haste effect. [[Zin]] dislikes any of the random effects.
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 {{flavour|A shimmering multi-coloured chesspiece belonging to Xom, god of chaos. When moved a glimmer of chaos from some cosmic game is imposed upon the battlefield. This glimmer afflicts a random foe with one of the following: haste, invisibility, might, corona, slow, paralyse, confuse, malmutate, petrify, or sleep.}}
-Evoking a '''piece from Xom's chessboard''', in the spirit of [[Xom]], allows you to cause a random effect<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|evoke.cc|958}}</ref> on a random monster within LOS. Even though it favors negative effects, you should always stay careful by being far away and having an escape plan. Your [[Evocations]] skill will increase the duration of the effect - positive or negative.
+Evoking a '''piece from Xom's chessboard''', in the spirit of [[Xom]], allows you to cause a random effect<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|evoke.cc|958}}</ref> on a random monster within LOS. You must beat the enemy's [[willpower]] in order for it to work. Your [[Evocations]] skill will increase the duration of the effect - positive or negative, as well as the chance to defeat the enemy's willpower.
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 ==History==
-*This item was reintroduced with a new effect in [[0.27]], replacing the [[wand of random effects]]. Compared to the wand, the chesspiece can not produce any directly damaging effects.
+*This item was reintroduced in [[0.27]], replacing the [[wand of random effects]]. Compared to the wand, the chesspiece can not produce any directly damaging effects.
-*Pieces from Xom's chessboard were considered for inclusion in [[0.18]], but never made it to a stable version. They would have you swap places with monsters, which had a chance to [[confusion|confuse]] them. It could backfire and instead cause a random bad [[Xom]] action.
+*Pieces from Xom's chessboard were considered for inclusion in [[0.18]], with a different effect. They would have you swap places with monsters, which had a chance to [[confusion|confuse]] them. It could backfire and instead cause a random bad [[Xom]] action.
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